Derrick Barnes

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

33▼ 45 vs '25

56th of 109 LBs

Stops

17▼ 27 vs '25

60th of 109 LBs

Yards per run tackle

2.9

38th of 109 LBs

Missed tackle rate

2.9%▼ 3.6 vs '25

22nd of 109 LBs

Coverage

28 targets

53.6 cmp% · 7.6 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 109 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs NOW	77	85.6	6	4	1	0	1.0	1	1	8	37.5	4.4	1	2
Wk 2 @ BUFL	74	100.0	7	3	1	0	1.0	1	1	2	50.0	6.0	0	0
Wk 3 vs NYJW	57	86.4	8	5	1	0	0.0	0	0	6	66.7	14.2	0	0
Wk 4 @ CARL	45	60.0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	50.0	12.5	0	0
Wk 5 @ ARIW	60	82.2	5	2	1	0	1.0	1	1	2	50.0	2.0	0	0
Wk 7 vs GBW	67	100.0	6	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	8	62.5	6.5	0	0
Season	380	85.4	33	17	4	1	3.0	3	3	28	53.6	7.6	1	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Lions

$24Mover 3 years

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2026 · now

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	6	380	85.4	33	17	4	2.9	3.0	3	3	28	75.4	1	2	0	0
2025	17	940	85.1	78	44	6	6.6	4.0	5	6	27	121.6	1	3	0	0
2024	3	120	65.2	6	6	0	23.1	0.0	0	0	2	95.8	0	1	0	0
2023	16	705	68.1	76	47	4	8.3	1.0	5	7	32	97.5	0	0	1	0
2022	14	349	40.4	42	22	2	4.9	1.0	1	2	12	89.6	0	1	0	0
2021	16	448	41.6	61	32	4	10.9	2.0	2	2	22	149.1	0	2	0	0
Career	72	2,942	62.4	296	168	20	7.9	11.0	16	20	123	110.9	2	9	1	0